5 Feb 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession got everyone to think about downsizing, even high-end car manufacturers like Maserati. The Italians are contemplating the introduction of a third model in their line-up. The new car wo...
1 Feb 2010, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Continental AG, one of the top 5 automotive parts producers in the world, is preparing to enter the turbochargers market (after a three year development stage), a segment which is becoming more and ...
28 Jan 2010, 15:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BorgWarner, an automotive components producer, has announced that five of Ward’s 10 Best 2010 engines use its components. This includes turbochargers, timing systems, emission control devices,...
27 Jan 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Peugeot 307 CC receives a new 1.6 liter turbocharged petrol unit and a fresh 6-speed automatic gearbox for the UK market, thus continuing the downsizing trend.
The turbocharged 1.6 liter THP ...
25 Jan 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / AMG, Mercedes Benz’s in-house tuner is going through an important phase these days: the Mercedes subsidiary is playing God with the upcoming MFA compact platform of the Group.
According t...
22 Jan 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}Yesterday, we reported the introduction of the Skoda Superb Estate 4x4 to the UK market. Today, we make two economy steps (one in vehicle size and one in displacement), and we presen...
15 Jan 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Ford F-150 is apparently going to receive a new six-cylinder engine from the Ford Mustang, which will join the 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 that will enter the stage this year, as PickupTrucks.com repo...
13 Jan 2010, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford Motor Company has decided that the 4 cylinder 1.6 liter unit destined for the U.S. 2011 Ford Fiesta will be developed in Brazil, with Ford’s Taubate, Sao Paolo, factory being used to manu...
13 Jan 2010, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Bmw Group’s nonidentical SUV twins, the X5 and the X6, will receive a new diesel unit, becoming available as the X5 xDrive40d and the X6 xDrive40d in spring, but only on the European Market, ...
12 Jan 2010, 15:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has chosen BorgWarner to supply the turbochargers for its fresh gasoline EcoBoost engine line-up, as PR Newswire reports.
This is an important decision, as these small engines will play an i...
30 Dec 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}Piston heads from all around the world have been fantasizing about an F version of the Lexus GS ever since rumors speculating its existence appeared about two years ago.
As more a...
23 Dec 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In an official presentation, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has revealed that the company’s long anticipated Small GasolineEngine (SGE) will make its way to the market next year in the form of a 0...
14 Dec 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes executives are debating the use of either three- or four-cylinder engines for the company’s following generation of downsized units, Autocar wrote, citing a company’s official.
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10 Dec 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / This year, Ward’s Best 10 Engine choices was set to demonstrate that the auto industry is going even deeper into downsizing, as fuel efficiency has become a priority for the customer and there...
26 Oct 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Downsizing really works, as India’s auto manufacturer Tata Motors, the builder of Nano, the world’s cheapest car, reported a net profit of 7.29 billion rupees (that’s $156.5 millio...
23 Oct 2009, 12:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / In the new world order, caused by low budgets, ecology and fuel consumption, downsizing is everything. Yet the cars don’t really appear to be shrinking, but actually getting bigger with every ...
18 Feb 2009, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another bad news comes from the US, this time from a tire manufacturer. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced it will cut nearly 5,000 jobs and will freeze salaries to the remaining ones. The...